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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Lol for some reason in Boost this plays a video of Chinchilla butts?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I watched it twice before I figured it out and then watched it 6 more times.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Same in Avelon.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

is this how we learn which apps support edits?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you originally link Chinchilla butts haha?

But yeah if I go in to the post then click the link it works fine, but clicking the title from the front-page gives Chinchillas.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

There aren't as many chinchilla butts in there as I thought based on the other dude's description. :/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

"affectation"? Can someone explain to a none anglophone what Geordi meant by that?

Edit: nevermind, apparently I still remember how to use a dictionary... 'Affectation noun behaviour or speech that is not sincere'

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In this context, it means that a beard is a purely aesthetic choice that men cultivate for no reason but their vanity, like women who wear makeup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does that make beards or makeup any less valid?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why would it?

Or, why would you think that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dr Crusher says they're an affectation. I'm questioning that. Feeling good about oneself shouldn't be treated as such.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Both are an affectation. But that’s nothing bad, we do so many things for appearances, it’s pretty normal. I have a pretty big beard myself, and for no reason except that it accentuates my face very well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's vanity, and that's fine. But affectation supposes something fake:

'Affectation noun behaviour or speech that is not sincere'

To me that's a (negative) value judgement. And I'm defending the point that there's nothing inherently negative about vanity, unlike what's being implied by our dearest Dr.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I interpreted that as her referring to the pretense that the beards of the guys is anything but vanity, who at first try to swing words like proud tradition and sign of masculinity as justification. IIRC she even says something like "there’s nothing wrong with it I just want you to admit it".

But yeah I guess we are arguing semantics at this point because we both seem to agree on that a bit of vanity is completely fine and normal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I see. Cheers!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I feel like Dr. Crusher has the technology to grow a beard on anything. Illyrians need not be involved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why am I seeing a video of chinchillas?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

your app doesn't support edits